"Stop sermonizing My Word & Start personalizing it!"This was the Lord's Word to me not long after I began to preach. His words to me hit hard. I had begun a dangerous pattern of reading the Bible for the sole purpose of producing sermons - neglecting my own spiritual nourishment in the process.The Lord reminded me that His Word is to be taken personal and internalized. He reminded me that the goal of my Bible reading is to change and equip me. He reminded me to make sure that I am living the Word and not just preaching the Word.I'm thankful for this rebuke from the Lord. "I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food" (Job 23:12).
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